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noun · C2Antithesis
an-TITH-uh-sis/ænˈtɪθəsɪs/
The antithesis of something is its exact opposite, or a sharp contrast set up on purpose. Use it instead of opposite when you want a clean intellectual clash (order as the antithesis of chaos). In conversation opposite is enough; antithesis belongs in essays and criticism.
Meaning
The exact opposite of something, or a sharp contrast.
Examples
- “His calm was the antithesis of her panic.”
- “Her plain style is the antithesis of the official jargon.”
- “Chaos was the antithesis of everything he taught.”
Good to know
the antithesis of + noun. Everyday: opposite.
Near in meaning
opposite
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